Folia supra visa acuta, medio baud vel vix angustata, duo paris saepius aequilata, 6-7 mm. lata, minute apiculata, dentibus marginalibus utrinque 3-4, in genere sat magnis, regulariter dispositis, carina eccentrica, apicem versus interdum obscure punctate denticulata, lat. visa superne baud vel leviter ampliata, latere altero piano, altero convexo, glauce viridia, punctis prominentibus, saepius 1.8 et 2.1 cm., rarius ad 2.4 et 2.6 cm., longa cum vagina 6-9 mm., ad 5 et 7 mm. diam.; pedunculi culti ad 9 mm. longi vel subnulli; receptaculum 7 mm. longum cum tubo 2 mm., medio 7 mm., apice 6 mm., diam.; sepala 5, exteriora carinata, apicem versus compressa obscureque serrulata ibique ad 2 mm, diam., 0.9-1 cm. longa, basi 2-3.5 mm. lata; petala 6-7-seriata, basi per 2.5 mm. coalita, acuta vel acuminata, lutea, 0.6-1.2 cm. longa, ad 0.4 mm. lata; stamina ad 6 mm. longa; fossae nectariferae magnae, dimidium receptaculi attingentes, supra glandula, pro genere sat conspicua, onustae; ovarium medium versus per 1.5 mm. elevatum; stigmata crasse clavata, lutea, intus longe fimbriata, dimidio e tubo receptaculi exserta, ad 2.5 mm. longa.
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Perennial, caespitose, dwarf shrublet, up to 0.02 m high, roots thickened. Leaves glaucous, trigonous, margins with sharp large teeth, epidermis dotted with white elevations, apex rounded, incurved forming a keel. Flowers solitary, pale yellow. Capsules 5-locular, valve wings present, closing bodies absent, covering membranes a ledge.
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